Lucas Rezende

Lucas Rezende is a Brazilian journalist and writer from Belem, Para. He has been covering MMA since 2012 and contributing with Bloody Elbow since March 2015. When not writing, Lucas also teaches English. In his free time, he enjoys reading, slapping the bass guitar and traveling.

‘I had Nate winning’ – Pros react to Jake Paul’s decision win over Nate Diaz

'I had Nate winning' - Pros react to Paul's win over Diaz

Jake Paul beat Nate Diaz via unanimous decision. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the match.

Lucas Rezende | August 6

UFC fighter has ‘loose teeth’ after eating Derrick Lewis’ flying knee

Rogerio de Lima's 'teeth are all loose' after eating Lewis' flying knee

Derrick Lewis did some heavy damage to Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 291.

Lucas Rezende | August 4

‘Ridiculous!’ Pros react to Alex Pereira’s close win over Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291

'Ridiculous. Jan won that' - Pros react to Pereira's split decision win

Alex Pereira scored a split decision win over Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291, but not everyone agreed with the result.

Lucas Rezende | July 30

‘You made history’ Pros react to Terence Crawford’s dominant win over Errol Spence:

Pros react to Crawford's dominant win over Spence: 'You made history'

Terence Crawford won via TKO in the ninth round against Errol Spence.

Lucas Rezende | July 30

UFC 291: Pros react to Justin Gaethje's headkick KO over Dustin Poirier

Justin Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier in the second round at UFC 291.

Lucas Rezende | July 30

Pros react to Tony Ferguson’s losing sixth straight, getting put to sleep at UFC 291

UFC 291: Pros react to Tony Ferguson's sixth straight loss

Tony Ferguson got submitted by Bobby Green at UFC 291.

Lucas Rezende | July 29

Alex Pereira eager to show grappling at UFC 291

Alex Pereira seems ready to showcase his grappling chops against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291's co-main event.

Lucas Rezende | July 29

Jon Jones, Gane reply to Aspinall’s callout at UFC London: ‘Careful what you wish for’

Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane react to Tom Aspinall's callout at UFC London: 'Careful what you wish for'

Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane had different reactions to Tom Aspinall's interview at UFC London.

Lucas Rezende | July 24

UFC 1 champ Royce Gracie has a message for modern MMA gyms

Royce Gracie rips modern MMA gyms for forgetting 'martial arts'

UFC and BJJ legend Royce Gracie is unhappy with the way gyms run their business nowadays.

Lucas Rezende | July 22

Former UFC champion Rampage Jackson eyes 2023 MMA return

Former UFC champion Rampage Jackson eyes a return with the new promotion UFL

Lucas Rezende | July 18

UFC title shot for Sean Strickland? Guess which former champ is calling for that

UFC fighters got robbed at UFC 290, literally

JDS is set to rematch Fabricio Werdum, Pantoja got a hero's welcome, and someone got robbed at UFC 290.

Lucas Rezende | July 15

UFC & PRIDE legend to fight YouTuber at age 47

47-year-old Wanderlei Silva to make boxing debut against YouTuber

One of the most fun action fighters in MMA history and a true PRIDE legend is preparing to make the jump over to celebrity boxing.

Lucas Rezende | July 12

Ex-UFC champion: 'Playful protest' led to harsh UFC retaliation

Former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum wishes he hand't joked about the Reebok deal costing him sponsorship money.

Lucas Rezende | July 7

‘Best days behind her?’ – Valentina Shevchenko loses again in UFC title rematch, argues Bisping

Over the hill? Shevchenko will lose title rematch, argues Bisping

Former UFC champion Michael Bisping talks about a "passive" and "maybe" over the hill Valentina Shevchenko.

Lucas Rezende | July 5

Weili Zhang to lose belt? - Top UFC prospect backing contender to snag title

One of strawweight's top prospects see's a potential title upset in Weili Zhang's future.

Lucas Rezende | July 3

Brazilian fans want fantasy MMA, industry that made 13 million dollars in 2022 is on the rise

Brazilian MMA fans want fantasy leagues, industry is on the rise

Numbers show that Brazilians love fantasya leagues, which could be good news for the MMA community.

Lucas Rezende | June 29

‘The lights started dimming’ – UFC champion reflects on move that nearly cost him his belt

'The lights started dimming' - UFC champ reflects on move that nearly cost him his belt

UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski almost lost the belt to Brian Ortega at UFC 266.

Lucas Rezende | June 29

McGregor counts on the three F’s to get him through scandal

UFC star Conor McGregor still has the support of his fans in New York City.

Lucas Rezende | June 27

‘Get away from me!’ – Former UFC champ Alex Pereira gets tailed by Walmart staff while he shops

'Get away from me!' - Alex Pereira gets tailed by Walmart staff

UFC champ Alex Pereira was in an uncomfortable situation at a Walmart.

Lucas Rezende | June 26

BJJ legend Rickson Gracie discloses 2-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, calls it ‘gift from God’

BJJ legend Rickson Gracie reveals two-year Parkinson's disease battle, calls it 'gift from God'

BJJ legend and MMA pioneer Rickson Gracie tries to stay positive while dealing with his condition.

Lucas Rezende | June 22

Former UFC heavyweight champs to clash at Jorge Masvidal’s big time bare knuckle MMA event

Ex-UFC heavyweight champs to clash at Masvidal's big time bare knuckle MMA event

2 ex-UFC heavyweight champs make their bare knuckle debuts at Gamebred FC in August.

Lucas Rezende | June 22

Few girls are entertaining – Sean O’Malley proposes separating women to ‘WUFC’

Few girls are entertaining - O'Malley proposes separating women to 'WUFC'

Sean O'Malley shared some thoughts on women's MMA ahead of his title fight at UFC 292.

Lucas Rezende | June 22

‘Spirit was never broken’ – Marvin Vettori issues first statement after rough UFC main event loss

'Spirit was never broken' - Vettori issues first statement on rough loss

Marvin Vettori suffered a record-breaking loss to Jared Cannonier last weekend, but vows to bounce back.

Lucas Rezende | June 21

UFC legend Anderson Silva not a fan of Alex Pereira's move to 205

Anderson Silva wanted Alex Pereira to win back the middleweight belt before moving to light heavyweight.

Lucas Rezende | June 20

UFC flyweight confident she could finish former champ Julianna Pena in fight for vacant 135 belt

UFC flyweight prospect wants Julianna Pena for vacant bantamweight title

Erin Blanchfield sees the gap left by Amanda Nunes as a chance to face former champ Julianna Pena for the belt.

Lucas Rezende | June 20

28-year-old Bellator fighter suffers cardiac arrest at gym

Cris Lencioni was expected to face James Gallagher at Bellator 298.

Lucas Rezende | June 20

UFC champ and Bellator star beefing online

UFC champ Jamahal Hill and Bellator star Corey Anderson went after each other's records on Twitter.

Lucas Rezende | June 19

Video – Fighter double legs opponent through cage door, wins by TKO

Watch fighter blast opponent through cage door at LFA 160

MMA fighter Josiah Harrell blasted opponent Michael Roberts throught the cage door at LFA 160.

Lucas Rezende | June 19

‘I’m ready!’ – UFC vet Bigfoot Silva unretires again after a week, despite alarming losing streak

'I'm ready!' - Bigfoot unretires again, despite alarming losing streak

Antonio Bigfoot Silva has cancelled his retirement for the second time in his career.

Lucas Rezende | June 19

Alex Pereira reveals most surprising skills he learned from ‘weird’ former UFC foe Sean Strickland

Pereira reveals most surprising skills he learned from 'weird' Strickland

Alex Pereira and Sean Strickland had a most productive week ahead of their fights in July.

Lucas Rezende | June 19